Yes, Blockinator is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Blockinator?

Blockinator has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Blockinator alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Blockinator include Disable XML-RPC, Disable XML-RPC-API, Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Blockinator work with the latest WordPress?

Blockinator has been tested up to WordPress 4.9.29. It requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+.

Blockinator — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

Name: Blockinator
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: stoffijn

As of April 2026, Blockinator is a WordPress xmlrpc plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Disable XML-RPC.

5/52 reviews

10active installs

1.2K+total downloads

8 yearssince 2018

Overview

Blockinator lets you disable the XMLRPC script.

You can use blockinator to remove these scripts from your source code of WordPress:
– xmlrpc
– version numbers from script url
– shortlinks
– links to feeds
– dns prefetch option

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